Media

How Karen Baxter’s career evolved from clinical pharmacy to content strategy

Twenty years after registering as a pharmacist, Karen Baxter, director of content strategy for Pharmaceutical Press, reflects on her move into publishing and shares some advice for others considering a similar career change.…

Fact or fiction? My career as a pharmacist and best-selling author

The world of pharmacy has changed so much in recent years, but is still misunderstood by the media, says Amit Dhand.…

Don’t forget about hospital and academic pharmacists

Ross Ferguson’s letter ( The Pharmaceutical Journal, 2017;298:357) questioned how relevant The Pharmaceutical Journal is to members. In his reply to Ferguson, Sid Dajani agreed that the journal needed to be more member-oriented. What I find staggering is how the journal continues …

The Queen honours four people with connections to pharmacy

The Queen’s Birthday Honours lists recognise the achievements of a wide range of people from across the UK. The Pharmaceutical Journal has profiled four people honoured this year who are pharmacists or have close connections with pharmacy or the pharmaceutical industry.…

Media training and media-facing roles in pharmacy

Pharmacy is too often left out of the media conversation on key healthcare issues, so it is important to strengthen our presence across all sectors, through both mainstream and social media. Gareth Malson explores how media training benefits both pharmacists and pharmacy.…

Record a copy of your CPD entry on pharmaceutical-journal.com

You can now record your CPD entry at the end of certain articles on Pharmaceutical Journal, which you can transpose to the General Pharmaceutical Council’s CPD website.…

Media revelations: trust your pharmacist supported by the RPS

The latest media revelations advising that taking “even short courses of certain painkillers increased the risks of heart attacks” shows how important it is for pharmacists to be accessible as trusted healthcare professionals. Unfortunately in this era of media hype, social media hysteri…

Organisational structure and editorial content are separate issues

The recent letters about The Pharmaceutical Journal ( Pharmaceutical Journal 2017;298:99) raise two issues: the organisational structure of the journal and its editorial content. They are separate issues. The content is not down to whether the PJ has a pharmacist as editor. The publisher…

How a community pharmacy owner became the face of a media campaign

As a community pharmacist, Roger Humbles is aware of the increased levels of illness, deaths and pressure on the NHS in winter. Here, he talks about publicity and running his own pharmacy.…

Mixed reviews about The Pharmaceutical Journal

I have read The Pharmaceutical Journal since the days of my pharmacy apprenticeship. I have always valued my receipt of it , have always found items of interest and value in it, and I continue to do so to this day. In addition, even though I go online to the website three or four times a we…